I went to New York. I ______ about it for years. (dream)
had been dreaming
He _____ (hurt) his leg and he can't walk now.
has hurt
John was tired. He ______ for 24 hours. (not sleep)
hadn't been sleeping
He moved because he _______ a job in another place. (get)
had gotten
He had to leave because he ______ to pick Molly up. (arrange)
had arranged
The baby ___ (break) the glass.
has broken
Her throat was sore because she ______ for a long time. (shout)
had been shouting
They ______ for the party for hours. (prepare)
had been preparing
I'm ready to go now. I ___ (finish) my homework.
have finished
They didn't let him in because he ________ (forget) his membership card.
had forgotten
He ______ about returning to his hometown. (never think)
had never thought
When Jack entered the room, I didn't recognize him because he ________ (lose) so much weight and _____ (grow) a beard. He looked totally different.
had lost, had grown
I ______ since early morning. (practice)
had been practicing
The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan. However, their culture ____________ (disappear) by the time Europeans first arrived in the New World.
had disappeared
When he arrived, I _______ for him for an hour. (wait)
had been waiting
Since I began acting, I _________ (perform) in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama.
have performed
Her eyes were red. She ______. (cry)
had been crying
I __________ (never speak) publicly before I came to Hollywood in 2010.
had never spoken
Alex didn't go to the cinema because he ___ already ___ (see) the film.
had already seen
We went to the zoo after we ____ (eat) at the cafeteria.
had eaten
It is Maria's first job. She ___ never ___ (work) before.
has never worked
When we got to New York we _______ on 3 different planes. (travel)
had traveled
They _____ (drink) a lot of champagne by the time the party ended.
had drunk
When I went to the car park, I found that someone __________ (steal) my car.
had stolen
I ______ (visit) so many beautiful places since I came to Utah. Before moving here, I _________ (never hear) of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.
have visited, had never heard
Pedro ___ (attend) English classes for the last two years.
has attended
They ___ already ___ (drink) all of the smoothies when I told them the milk was bad.
had already drunk
I ______ (learn) English for 5 years now.
have learnt
He was exhausted because he _______ his bike for a long time. (ride)
had been riding
When I turned on the radio yesterday, I heard a song that was popular when I was in high school. I _________ (not hear) the song in years!
hadn't heard
I ___ never ___ (be) to Tokyo.
have never been
By the time the film ended, Sonia _____ (eat) a lot of popcorn.
had eaten
I didn't say anything until she ___ (finish) talking.
had finished
Last week, I ran into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We _________ (not see) each other in years, and both of us _________ (change) a lot.
hadn't seen, had changed
Everybody noticed that you ______ a mistake. (make)
had made
I ___ (read) this book for 2 hours.
have read
They ___ (not go) to the amusement park yet.
haven't gone
The waiter served something that we ______. (not order)
hadn't ordered
My friend ___ (lose) the keys to the bathroom.
has lost
She understood the film she saw yesterday because she _____ (read) the book.
had read
When I arrived home last night, I discovered Jane _______ (prepare) a beautiful candlelight dinner.
had prepared
By the time I got to the office, the meeting ______ (already begin) without me.
had already begun
The doctor was annoyed because Charlie ___ (forget) his appointment.
had forgotten
After she ___ (move out), I found her old books.
had moved out
__________ (you, see) the new film by Tarantino yet?
Have you seen
They didn't want to have lunch because they ______. (already eat)
had already eaten
My mother was angry when she saw that the dog ___ (eat) all of the candy.
had eaten
We ____ (not lose) our tickets, luckily! We can go in!
haven't lost
She _____ (eat) all the chocolate and now we have none left!
has eaten
The game ______ by the time we arrived. (not start)
hadn't start
After Sofie ___ (finish) her work, she went to lunch.
had finished
They ______ to find the hotel all evening. (try)
had been trying
You ___(grow) since the last time I saw you.
have grown
He _______ them on many occasions. (serve)
had served
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